Youse guys sure are blessed to be able to have and to see in operation these wonderful old machines!! Al Messer --- peter.chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > There is also the Crofton Beam Engines on the > Kennet and Avon canal. The > 1812 engine there is the oldest working steam engine > in the world. The > Birmingham museum claim that their engine from, I > think, Ocker Hill, is the > oldest, but it justs goes up and down - it doesn't > actually work, while > Crofton pumps water. When Crofton is in steam, the > Waterways people shut > off the electric pumps, so it really does work! The > other engine there is a > new one - 1846. Can't remember how much it shifts > each stroke - I ueed to > know. It takes about 25 minutes to shift enough > water to fill a lock - > about 65000 gallons. > > Several of the people who started the Kew collection > came from Crofton, > funnily enough. Crofton is also in very nice > countryside - I had my wedding > reception there. > > Peter Chadwick > Swindon > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.